Table 1 Descriptive statistics of selected variables
Variables | Weighted Estimate (Mean/Proportion) | 95 % CI |
|---|---|---|
Anemia (Hb < 11.0 g/dl) | ||
No | 48.1 | 45.5-50.6 |
Yes | 51.9 | 49.4-54.5 |
Household characteristics | ||
Number of HH members | ||
≤4 | 31.5 | 28.7-34.2 |
5-8 | 54.2 | 51.4-57.1 |
≥9 | 14.3 | 12.0-16.7 |
Number of under-5 children | ||
One | 60.9 | 57.8-64.0 |
More than one | 39.1 | 36.0-42.2 |
Number of living children | 2.4 | 2.3-2.5 |
1 | 28.5 | 26.1-31.0 |
2 | 32.9 | 30.3-35.4 |
3 | 19.5 | 17.3-21.8 |
>3 | 19.1 | 16.7-21.4 |
Toilet facilities | ||
Improved | 51.0 | 47.7-54.4 |
Non-improved | 49.0 | 45.6-52.3 |
Water source | ||
Improved | 98.4 | 97.7-99.2 |
Non-improved | 1.6 | 0.9-2.3 |
Wealth index | ||
Poor | 37.1 | 33.9-40.4 |
Middle | 31.8 | 29.0-34.5 |
Rich | 31.1 | 28.0-34.2 |
Parental characteristics | ||
Maternal age (years) | ||
<20 | 12.4 | 10.8-14.1 |
20-29 | 62.2 | 59.7-64.7 |
30-39 | 22.4 | 20.1-24.7 |
≥40 | 3.0 | 2.1-3.9 |
Maternal education | ||
No education | 20.3 | 17.9-22.7 |
Primary | 33.2 | 30.3-36.1 |
Secondary | 39.9 | 36.6-43.1 |
Higher | 6.6 | 5.3-7.9 |
Father's education | ||
No education | 29.9 | 27.1-32.8 |
Primary | 30.4 | 27.8-32.9 |
Secondary | 27.8 | 25.3-30.3 |
Higher | 11.9 | 10.2-13.7 |
Maternal anemia | ||
Anemic | 44.1 | 41.3-47.0 |
Not anemic | 55.9 | 53.0-58.7 |
Mother’s BMI | ||
<18.5 kg/m2 | 30.2 | 27.4-33.0 |
≥18.5 kg/m2 | 69.8 | 67.0-72.6 |
Child’s characteristics | ||
Sex of children | ||
Male | 51.0 | 48.4-53.5 |
Female | 49.0 | 46.5-51.5 |
Age of the children (months) | ||
6-23 months | 32.8 | 30.8-34.9 |
24-59 months | 67.2 | 65.1-69.2 |
Size of children at birth | ||
Large | 13.3 | 11.5-15.1 |
Average | 68.5 | 66.2-70.9 |
Small | 18.2 | 16.3-20.1 |
Continuous breastfeeding | ||
No | 36.1 | 33.5-38.7 |
Yes | 63.9 | 61.3-66.6 |
Diarrhea in last 2 weeks | ||
No | 94.9 | 93.8-96.0 |
Yes | 5.1 | 4.0-6.2 |
Fever in last 2 weeks | ||
No | 61.3 | 58.9-63.8 |
Yes | 38.7 | 36.2-41.1 |
Stunting | ||
No (HAZ ≥ −2 SD) | 57.8 | 55.0-60.7 |
Yes (HAZ < −2 SD) | 42.2 | 39.4-45.0 |
Under-weight | ||
No (WAZ ≥ −2 SD) | 61.8 | 59.0-64.6 |
Yes (WAZ < −2 SD) | 38.3 | 35.4-41.1 |
Wasting | ||
No (WHZ ≥ −2 SD) | 83.6 | 81.8-85.5 |
Yes (WHZ < −2 SD) | 16.4 | 14.5-18.2 |
Community characteristics | ||
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 21.2 | 18.6-23.7 |
Rural | 78.8 | 76.3-81.4 |
Division | ||
Barisal | 5.4 | 3.9-7.0 |
Chittagong | 22.2 | 17.4-26.9 |
Dhaka | 30.7 | 25.2-36.2 |
Khulna | 9.4 | 6.9-11.8 |
Rajshahi | 12.7 | 9.5-16.0 |
Rangpur | 11.5 | 8.6-14.4 |
Sylhet | 8.1 | 5.8-10.4 |